Robert Edelman, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Castro Valley, CA
Robert Edelman, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Castro Valley, California, and NPI 1184832313, issued on May 20, 2007. Check the license (California G46823, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Edelman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G46823 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20046 Lake Chabot RD, Castro Valley, CA 94546
- Phone
- (510) 881-8823
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081218000434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 20046 Lake Chabot RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Mark Cohen, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1194845271
- Sampson Fong, O. D.Optometrist1396861522
- Arshjot HiraOptometrist1801405980
- Mark Lurie, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1750315123
- Kelsey SchultzOptometrist1164044111
Verify Robert Edelman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G46823Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
73 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dorzolamide Hcl11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $382.39
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Eye Specialties Medical Group Inc.Castro Valley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Edelman among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Robert Edelman, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Castro Valley → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Preema Buch, MDCastro Valley, CA 945461366852865
- Mark Cohen, M.D.Castro Valley, CA 945461194845271
- Leonard Goldschmidt, M.D.Castro Valley, CA 945461619942992
- Barry Kerman, M.DCastro Valley, CA 945461265454375
- Mark Lurie, M.D.Castro Valley, CA 945461750315123
- Neha Shah, M.D.Castro Valley, CA 945461376733402
- Lee Du, MDHayward, CA 945451477631224
- Leonard Newman, MDHercules, CA 945471902950132
Common questions
What is Robert Edelman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Edelman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184832313, issued on May 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Edelman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20046 Lake Chabot RD, Castro Valley, CA, 94546. Phone: (510) 881-8823. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Edelman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G46823, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Edelman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Edelman, M.D. had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Edelman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.